News Flash

Park, Walk & Talk Program Begins In Daytona Beach

The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) enters the New Year by implementing a new program that seeks to forge a tighter bond between the police department and the Daytona Beach community.

Starting this month (January 2021), all DBPD patrol offi...

TNR program helps 500+ cats

Through its Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program, the city’s Animal Control Division lent a helping paw and recently neutered its 500th stray cat in an effort to help reduce the number of homeless cats in Daytona Beach. This major milestone was made...

Citizens on Patrol recruiting volunteers

The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is recruiting volunteers to join their Citizens on Patrol (COP) program, a volunteer service where residents perform crime watch activities, alert the police department of hazardous and unlawful behavior and prov...

DBPD Earns CFA Re-Accreditation Until 2023

UPDATE (10/16/2020): CFA has recognized DBPD as an Excelsior agency in 2020, the highest level of re-accreditation they offer. It's the first time ever that DBPD has received an Excelsior recognition from CFA.

Original release below (dated August 4, 2020)....

DBPD Conducting Traffic Safety Operation Through FDOT Grant

The City of Daytona Beach ranks 3^rd out of 102 cities in Florida (population of 15,000 - 74,999) for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists. 

In an effort to protect the safety of these most vulnerabl...

Chief's Statement On Biketoberfest/Trucktoberfest 2020

Things are getting back to normal in Daytona Beach, even during a pandemic.

Later on this month (October 15-18), Biketoberfest will kick into gear, while the brand-new Trucktoberfest event will roll out the following weekend.

Despite the city commission not...

Daytona Beach First Responders Nominated For Awards

Last week the Daytona Beach News-Journal recognized our community’s first responders during a virtual ceremony. Out of the 84 nominations received, four were for public safety professionals from Daytona Beach.  

Winning the 2020 First Responder of...

City Bans Animal Tethering

On Sept. 23, 2020, the City Commission adopted an ordinance prohibiting the tethering of dogs or cats to stationary objects except when specific conditions for humane tethering are met. The penalty includes a maximum fine of $500. Tethering animals unsafe...

DBPD Participating In Operation Clear Track 2020

The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is proud to be joining forces with first responder agencies in the U.S. and Canada for “Operation Clear Track”, the single largest rail-safety initiative in North America.

Coordinated by Amtrak...

Derelict Boat Removal Program

The Daytona Beach Police Department is committed to making Halifax River beautiful. In partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the city has been removing numerous abandoned and derelict boats that were left in the riv...

Chief's Statement On Daytona Truck Meet 2020

It’s not easy to organize and manage big event crowds under normal circumstances, much less in the middle of a pandemic.

Labor Day weekend is always a challenge for our officers, especially those on beachside who handle the large beach crowds tha...

CFA Accreditation Team Invites Public Comments On DBPD

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will conduct a virtual assessment beginning on July 28^th, 2020 to examine all aspects of the Daytona Beach Police Department’s ...

Chief's Statement On Social Media Threats (Volusia Mall)

Be skeptical about anything you see on social media moving forward, especially when it comes to threats against the community.

Recently, our police department was flooded with calls and messages from concerned residents about posts on Facebook, Twitter and...

Volusia-Flagler Police Chiefs Association Statement (George Floyd)

This message is posted here on behalf of the Volusia-Flagler Police Chiefs Association. 

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Are You A Victim Of Domestic Violence?

As many of us stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some of us have other dangers they have to face at home.

If you or someone you know needs to get away from an abusive or violent relationship, please share this information with them.

The Beacon Cen...

Free Learning Games & Resources (COVID-19)

As we self-isolate and practice social distancing due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), things could quickly get boring at home.

Here’s our way of fixing that.

Below is a list of FREE learning games and resources for all ages.

Our thanks and credit to Ann...

Accreditation Process Postponed Due To COVID-19

UPDATE (03/18/2020): The accreditation cycle has been postponed until at least the summer of 2020 due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). We will update once the process resumes.

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ORIGINAL RELEASE:

A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement...